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Sunan Ibn Majah 2087 (Book 10, Hadith 72) #31439
Mourning Etiquette According to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that mourning for a deceased person should not exceed three days, except for a woman mourning her husband which should be four months and ten days. He also taught that women should not wear dyed clothes, kohl or perfume during this period, except at the beginning of her purity when she may apply a little Qust and Azfar.

It was narrated from Umm 'Atiyyah that the Messenger of Allah said: 'No deceased person should be mourned for more than three days, except a woman should mourn for her husband for four months and ten days, and she should not wear dyed clothes, except for a garment of 'Asb, and she should not wear kohl or perfume, except at the beginning of her purity, when she may apply a little Qust and Azfar.’"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏ "‏ لاَ تُحِدُّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ إِلاَّ الْمَرْأَةُ تُحِدُّ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا وَلاَ تَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا إِلاَّ ثَوْبَ عَصْبٍ وَلاَ تَكْتَحِلُ وَلاَ تَطَيَّبُ إِلاَّ عِنْدَ أَدْنَى طُهْرِهَا بِنُبْذَةٍ مِنْ قُسْطٍ وَأَظْفَارٍ

TOPICS
mourning  *  etiquette  *  person  *  woman  *  husband  *  clothes  *  perfume  *  purity  *  istiadah  *  qust  *  azfar  *  kohl

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect those who have passed away; Show compassion towards those grieving their loss; Express sorrow appropriately without going overboard with it; Wear only non-dyed clothes during mourning period; Apply only little Qust and Azfar at the beginning of purity during mourning period .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) taught us about the etiquette of mourning for a deceased person. He said that it should not exceed three days, except in the case of a woman who has lost her husband - in which case she can mourn him for four months and ten days. During this time, he advised women to avoid wearing dyed clothes or applying kohl or perfume - with an exception being made at the beginning of her purity when she may apply a little Qust and Azfar. This hadith teaches us about respecting those who have passed away as well as showing compassion towards those who are grieving their loss by allowing them to express their sorrow in an appropriate manner without going overboard with it.

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